Where does “autodimming” come from?
autodimming (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autodimming (English): That dims automatically: applied to electrochromic mirrors used in motor vehicles to reduce glare
Definitions
- That dims automatically: applied to electrochromic mirrors used in motor vehicles to reduce glare
Ancestry of “autodimming”, step by step
autodimming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English dimming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimming | present participle of dim; The process of... |
| 2 | English | dim | Not bright or colorful; Not smart or intelligent;... |
| 3 | Middle English | dim | — |
| 4 | Old English | dim | — |
| 5 | Old English | dimm | dim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dimmaz | dark; gloomy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰem- | to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure |